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Historical Fiction May 2024 |
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| The Divorcées by Rowan BeairdIn this engaging and richly detailed debut, a cast of complex characters gather at a "divorce ranch" in 1950s Reno, Nevada to establish six weeks of residency necessary for a no fault divorce. Central to the events that unfold are the lonely, socially awkward Lois and the glamorous, inspiring Greer, who may not be who she says she is. |
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| The Woman in the Sable Coat by Elizabeth BrooksNina Woodrow, the titular woman in the sable coat, gets pulled into a tangled web when in 1942, she has an affair with RAF officer Guy Nicholson. Further complicating matters is the nascent connection between Guy's wife Kate and Nina's widowed father Henry, whose unlikely friendship may unearth a shocking, decades-old secret about Nina's mother. |
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| The Tower by Flora CarrThe Tower is the lush and atmospheric story of one of the most turbulent chapters in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, when the Catholic queen was captured and forced to abdicate by a coalition of Protestant lords in1567. With creativity, resourcefulness, and the help of childhood friend Lady Seton, the queen plots a dramatic, desperate plan to escape inspired by the real Mary's flight in 1568. |
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| James by Percival EverettThis irreverent and lyrical adaptation of Mark Twain classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is told from the perspective of Huck's traveling companion Jim, with a deeper exploration of Jim's motivations, courage, intelligence, compassion, and resourcefulness. |
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| My Beloved Life by Amitava KumarPart coming of age story and part family saga, this richly detailed novel begins with the unusual birth of Jadunath "Jadu" Kumar in pre-Partition India. From there, multiple narrators recount his life, career as a historian, and the complex relationship he develops with his daughter in the shadow of major events in the 20th century. |
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| The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna LabuskesImmediately following World War II, librarian Emmy Clarke is dispatched by the Library of Congress to the real-life Offenbach Archival Depot in Germany to work with the Monuments Men, tracking down and cataloging important works of literature seized by the Nazis and working to return them to their original owners. |
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| All We Were Promised by Ashton LattimoreFans of Dolen Perkins-Valdez and Sadeqa Johnson will appreciate this moving and well-researched exploration of Black women's lives in Philadelphia before Emancipation. Wealthy and freeborn Nell, escapee Charlotte, and Charlotte's newly arrived childhood friend Evie form a complex but powerful unit as they strive towards freedom in all its forms. |
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| Pelican Girls by Julia MalyeInspired by real events, Pelican Girls is the richly detailed story of the "Baleine Brides," a group of young French women taken from asylums in Paris to marry men settling in what's now Mississippi and Louisiana -- from their hazardous journey to North America to their varied (and often difficult) fates in the New World. |
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| Queens of London by Heather WebbAlice Diamond leads the Forty Elephants, an all-female gang in 1920s London best known for their shoplifting skills. Lilian Wyles is a detective looking to build a reputation for herself by taking Alice down. But after Alice saves her life and she learns more about the women who join the Elephants, will Lilian be able to continue working the case? |
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| No Better Time by Sheila WilliamsNarrated from multiple perspectives, No Better Time is the compelling, character-driven story of two African American women from very different backgrounds who join the Women's Army Corps -- Dorothy Thom, an adventure-seeking Spelman College librarian; and Leila Branch, an Ohio single mother who desperately needs the $21 per month salary. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman |
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